smerten
Danish
Noun
smerten
- definite singular of smerte
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.
Verb
smerten
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Dutch: smarten
Further reading
- “smarten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English smeortan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmɛrtən/
Verb
smerten
Usage notes
While this wverb was originally a Class III strong verb, weak forms started to become prevalent in the Middle English period.
Conjugation
Conjugation of smerten
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | smert, smerte | *smerten, *smerteth |
| 2nd person | smertst, smertest | *smerten, *smerteth |
| 3rd person | smerteth, smerteþ, smerth | *smerten, *smerteth |
| subjunctive | smerte | *smerte(n) |
| participle | present | past |
| *smerting(e), *smertende | *smarten, *smerted | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | smart, smerted | smorten, smerten |
| 2nd person | smort, smartest | smorten, smerten |
| 3rd person | smart, smerted | smorten, smerten |
| subjunctive | *smarte, *smerte | *smarte(n), *smerte(n) |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| *smerte | *smerteth, *smerteþ |
Descendants
References
- “smerten (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
smerten m
- definite singular of smerte
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